25 YEARS LATER: The Dodgers’ 1988 playoff run — World Series Game 2

WORLD SERIES, GAME 2 AT DODGER STADIUM

Date: Sunday, Oct. 16, 1988

Final score: Dodgers 6, Oakland 0

Starting pitchers: Orel Hershiser vs. Storm Davis

How it unfolded: Hershiser needed a cheat sheet in his back pocket because, in the excitement of Game 1, he forgot to take home video of the A’s hitters. His complete-game three-hit shutout was even more remarkable in that Hershiser also had three hits and scored the first run on Franklin Stubbs’ third-inning single. Hershiser’s sixth-inning double, after he showed bunt, drove in Alfredo Griffin with the final run.

Key play: Mike Marshall’s three-run homer to left field on an 0-2 pitch in the third inning gave the Dodgers a 5-0 advantage. The A’s considered giving Marshall an intentional walk to pitch to John Shelby, but didn’t do it.

WP: Orel Hershiser (1-0)

LP: Storm Davis (0-1)

HR: Dodgers’ Mike Marshall (1)

Attendance: 56,051

Quote: “I haven’t seen anything exceptional from the Dodgers,” Oakland’s Dave Parker said. “We’re still going to win the World Series.”